Job Description

Founded in 2014, Kindred is a robotics and artificial intelligence (AI) company that develops robots to solve real-world problems. Its mission is to enhance the lives of human workers with the power of AI robotics. Kindred\'s cutting-edge technology is the foundation of a number of proprietary platforms, including CORE with AutoGrasp\xe2\x84\xa2, developed to operate robots autonomously in dynamic environments. Its team of scientists, engineers and business operators have set a new standard for reinforcement learning for robots. The company is co-located in San Francisco and Toronto and is part of the UK-based Ocado Group plc.

Summary of role and responsibilities:

• As the Finance Manager, you will lead Kindred\'s day-to-day activities (general/operational), including payables and month-end close.
• Coordinate and review third-party service providers\' deliverables.
• Review and approve journal entries, payroll, fixed assets, accruals and inter-company.
• Review and approve all balance sheet reconciliations
• Prepare monthly financial statements providing accurate analysis of the organization\'s results.
• Perform/review routine accounting transactions including AP, AR, GL, and payroll.
• Assist in tax preparation
• Assist with additional projects as requested

• Bachelor\'s Degree in Accounting
• 6+ years of accounting experience
• CPA license preferred
• Excellent excel skills
• Hands-on experience in a similar size company; \xe2\x80\x9ccan-do\xe2\x80\x9d the mechanics of the function
• Demonstrated ability to recognize and resolve challenges
• An entrepreneurial spirit that thrives in a demanding, fast-paced, cross-functional work environment with changing priorities and deadlines
• Strong analytic, organizational skills, attention to detail
• Outstanding communication skills (verbal and written)
• Ability to collaborate with peers, members of management and cross functional team

Ocado